Chagaev-Meehan workout

Photos by Eroll Papova

Big crowd today at Universum’s public training session in Rostock, Germany’s Ostsee Park Mall. Hundreds of spectators marveled at the skills of the fighters headlining the “Universum Champions Night” on Saturday at the Rostock StadtHalle. The highlight was a long intense, face-to-face staredown between former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev and and top contender Kali Meehan, who meet in an important WBA elimination bout.

Also on hand were WBC featherweight champion Vitali Tajbert and his challenger Hector Velazquez, as well as former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Lyakhovich and his foe Evans Quinn, plus unbeaten light heavyweight Igor Michalkin.